Spring 1 Curriculum Maps by throckleyprimary

Spring 1 Curriculum Maps

Literacy:

Mathematics:

High quality texts have been chosen to

Understanding the World:

When counting children will assign one number to

Through our topic of animals children will begin

inspire the learning in Nursery. Children will be encouraged to join in with repeated words and phrases and encouraged to share their views about the characters and plot. Children will be encouraged to give meaning to the marks they make through a range of writing opportunities. Children will learn to recognise their special letter/name.

Communication and Language: Children will be working on our listening skills and will be testing them out in a variety of ways – including listening to lots of super new stories!

each object. They will know that the final

to understand the need to respect and care

number said is the total (cardinal principle).

for all living things. They will take on the role

Children will be able to hold up the correct number of fingers to represent 0-5 (without the need to count). Children will begin to recognise numerals and begin to place them in the correct order.

Nursery Curriculum Map Spring 1

build on their developing scissor control to make changes to materials. Children will explore different sounds that can be made with their bodies and instruments.

teeth.

Physical Development: Children will have the opportunity to develop fundamental movement skills in PE sessions and outdoors. They will be encouraged to use climbing equipment and practise using

Children will put on their coat independently

building and answering ‘why’ questions.

of different materials. They will continue to

health and how they can look after their

grip when mark making.

vocabulary. We will work on sentence

what they would like to create using a range

Children will learn about the importance of oral

Children will be encouraged to use a tripod

language rich books to expand our

Children will be encouraged to think about

opportunities.

alternate feet to climb stairs.

Children will be using high quality talk and

Expressive Arts & Design:

of animal caregivers/vets through role play

and attempt to fasten it.

Additional Information: Please remember to send in ‘Share a Story’ books on Monday morning so they can be swapped for a new one. Remember to send in a pair of named wellies for your child if they do not already have a pair in Nursery. We will be outdoors in all weathers and don’t want the children to get wet feet! It would be great if you could support your child with putting coats and shoes on independently.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Children will be encouraged to play alongside other children in a friendly manner taking other people’s feelings into account. They will be encouraged to find their own solutions when faced with challenges. Children will be encouraged to take care of toys and resources, and will be an active participant during tidy up time.

Literacy: Children will listen to a wide variety of high quality traditional tales and will be encouraged to use the vocabulary they hear in their independent play. Children will continue to learn individual phonemes. Children will read alongside an adult a minimum of twice weekly. Children begin to read words in small sentences and phrases. Children will use prediction within a text to say how they think a story might end. They spot similarities and differences with their own lives and the lives of characters in their stories. Children talk about the main character in the story.

Mathematics:

Understanding the World:

In maths, children will apply the skills and knowledge

Children will develop their understanding of ‘the past’

learned in autumn to numbers up to 10. Children

through settings, characters and events encountered in

will look at the composition of numbers to 10 and begin to use number bonds to 10 in simple addition sentences. Children will look at ordering numbers 010 forward and backward and the composition of each number. There will also be a focus on 3d shapes and pattern. Children will use shapes to build, create and print with. Children will continue to develop verbal counting to 20 and beyond and link counting to cardinality, including using their fingers to

books read in class and storytelling. Children will learn about different countries, religions and ways of life. Through a focus on traditional tales, children will be exposed to a growing number of animals, and they will learn about their natural habitats and how they grow. They will use non-fiction texts (atlas, geography themed books) to learn about different countries of the world.

represent quantities between 5 and 10.

Communication and Language: Children will learn how to respond to an instruction that has more than one part. They will respond to what they are asked with

Physical Development:

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relevant answers and create questions of their

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own. They will be learn how to talk about their feelings with confidence to a familiar adult and their friends. They will be taught ways to respectfully agree and disagree with their peers

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through whole class appraising exercises.

Additional Information:

Expressive Arts & Design: Children will have experience in mixing colours and creating pieces of artwork using a variety of mediums. Children will colour and paint within an outside line consistently using a range of mediums. Children will become more confident representing people and objects using observational drawing and painting skills. Children will find different ways of making music using a variety of musical instruments. They will join in with familiar songs and dances that they have learned.

5th January – children return to school.

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25th January – Nurse in school to take heights and weights. 8th

February – Safer Internet Day.

14th February – ‘What I Love’ non uniform day. 21st February – break up for half term.

Children will take responsibility for their safety and measure risk accordingly when negotiating different obstacles. They will take part in daily activities to build muscle strength through breathing, stretching and warming up. Children will continue to practise grapheme formation including their ability to form clear ascenders and descenders when writing and use an anti-clockwise hand motion when forming certain letters. Children will continue to work on cutting with developing accuracy.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Children will begin to recognise the emotions of other children and how to respond accordingly. Children will be encouraged to complete independent activities with a focus on resilience. Children will begin to gather and use the resources they need independently and be more selfsufficient. Children will learn about conflict resolution through talk. Children will practise turn based games to encourage cooperative play.

Mathematics: In Mathematics, we will be building on our knowledge of both place value and addition and subtraction by moving on to numbers up to 20. We

Year 1 Curriculum Map Spring 1

will continue to embed concrete, pictorial and abstract elements into our lessons using part-whole models, bar models and ten frames.

Science – Animals Including Humans: In Early Years, children began to learn the names of common animals and explored some simple life cycles. Animals Including Humans topic. We will be identifying

so wonderful? In Geography, we will be building upon our knowledge of our local area, The

Read Write Inc scheme. The children will begin each lesson with a focussed phonics session moving on to shared reading activities of a book that

This half term, we will be building on this within our

Geography - What makes our world

English: Learning will follow the

and classifying common vertebrates; carnivores, herbivores and omnivores as well as looking at the structure of animals linking to human body parts and senses.

UK and the surrounding seas from

matches their current phonic knowledge. Once they have read and explored the book, they will engage in writing activities. These follow a similar structure for all books covered: handwriting, spelling, dictation, editing a sentence or text and composition. Throughout their writing, punctuation and grammar rules will be introduced and rehearsed.

Autumn 1. We will explore geographical similarities and differences through studying human and physical geography of a small area of the UK and a small area in a contrasting nonEuropean country. We will also be building on our knowledge from Early Years using aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features.

DT– How does food affect your senses? In DT, we will be linking our learning to our scientific topic. We will learn to use a range of culinary techniques to create and modify dishes that appeal to the senses, whilst exploring the nutritional value of food. Can you build with bread? In this unit, we will be identifying a range of construction materials linked to our Science topic from Autumn 2. We will use a combination of materials to create a small model house.

RE – What is Easter? This half term, we will build upon our understanding of religious festivals, focussing on the major Christian festival of Easter. We will explore the belief that Jesus brings new life and is God’s gift to the world.

ICT/Computing: This half term, children will be putting their mouse and keyboard skills learned in Autumn 1 to the test. We will introduce www.code.org to work on children’s coding and debugging skills through sequencing algorithms and recognising and creating loop patterns.

PE – Run, jump, throw:

PSHE: Relationships Children will explore what it means to have a caring relationship with friends and family. We will look at how to show respect to each other, with a focus on online relationships. * Link to Computing

This term we will be beginning to link running and jumping. We will learn and refine a range of running, which includes varying pathways and speeds, building on our travelling with control which we practised in Reception. We will be building on our sending and receiving skills by beginning to develop throwing techniques over long distances. Increase stamina and core strength needed to

Music: Rhythm In music, we will be performing short copycat rhythm patterns and using both body and instrument percussion to play repeated rhythm patterns. We will use our knowledge from Reception to build on our skills that allow us to listen and respond to a variety of music.

undertake athletics activities. Build on EYFS coordination Reading and Spellings at home: To reach their full potential, children must be reading aloud with an adult at home every night. Reading develops skills which are invaluable across the whole curriculum and this extra practise can have a significant impact on the amount of progress made, and the speed in which it is made. When you are reading or practising spellings with your child, please remember to sign in their reading record for a chance to win fantastic prizes.

Maths Basic Skills: Every Friday, we will be having a maths basic skills quiz alongside our spelling test. We will be improving our fluency with our addition and subtraction skills and working to really embed our number bonds.

Knowledge organisers which outline the key content covered in History, Science and R.E. will be uploaded onto Seesaw. Please take

a look and quiz your child on their newly acquired knowledge!

Homework: In Year 1, children will receive one piece of homework each week. This will alternate between maths and English and will be a consolidation of what we have been learning in class that week. Homework will be sent out on Friday afternoons and will be required back in school by the following Friday. Please encourage and support your child with their homework by making sure it is completed.

English: For our reading focus this half term,

Year 2 Curriculum Map

we will be studying the book, ‘The Bear

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and the Piano’ by David Litchfield. This tale follows a young bear who finds himself mastering a strange instrument he found in the woods. His journey takes him on an exciting journey around the world. As well as a

Mathematics: In Mathematics, we will continue to build our knowledge and skill set with multiplication and

beautiful picture book, this story will

division.

allow us to build up our own narratives using the text structure. We will use the text as inspiration to write letters to our friends and continue to develop and build on our understanding of text features that we studied in autumn term.

We will begin to interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, diagrams and tables within our statistics topic and explore shapes within geometry. We will identify and describe the properties of 2D and 3D shapes and spot where we

*Link to Science and

can see these in everyday objects.

Geography

Geography If you go down to the woods today, what will you discover? Building on our understanding of the UK from last half term, we will look to the wider world to explore the topic of woodlands. We will explore the Earth’s seven continents and five oceans before comparing a UK and North American forest. As part of this topic, we will also look at common plant life we would find within a woodland and how climate affects the features we might see. *Link to science

Science–Living things and their habitats: This half term, we will be building on our learning from autumn term and further explore how habitats provide for living things. We will develop our understanding of microhabitats and why each habitat is important. We will begin to use our knowledge and understanding to develop simple food chains, showing links to predator and prey. *Link to Geography

Design Technology Are bigger wheels always better? We will be working on mechanisms and the function of wheels. We will use specific vocabulary to describe their functions and design our own wheels for products.

ICT/Computing: This half term, we will work with www.code.org to build our coding and debugging skills. We will sequence a programme and use loops to make the games we have created run effectively. We will explore the impacts of computing and build on our knowledge from Year 1

PE – Run, jump and throw:

PSHE: Relationships This half term we will be discussing who cares for us, what makes a good friend and respectful relationships both on and offline.

We will develop power, agility, coordination and balance over a variety of activities and learn to throw and handle a variety of objects including beanbags, balls and hoops. We will begin to negotiate obstacles showing increased control of body and limbs and improve running and jumping movements.

* Link to Computing

to plan events within a game sequence. Basic skills tests: Every week, we will be testing our maths basic skills on a Friday Phonics: We have been so impressed by the

after spellings. We will send the focus each week out to you via Seesaw.

continue to build our pace and fluency with sounds and work on segmenting and blending words. The spellings each week will reflect the phonics sound we are working on in class.

To reach their full potential, children must be reading aloud with an adult at home every night. Reading develops skills which are invaluable across the whole curriculum and

excellent progress made in phonics these past two half terms. This spring, we will

Reading and Spellings at home:

Music: Zoo time (Charanga) We will be talking about the music we listen to and will use musical vocabulary. We will listen to and appraise different styles of world music and copy on untuned percussion.

RE: What can we learn from stories about God? We will be sharing special stories and interpreting what they mean to us and others. We will build on our understanding of different religions to reflect on the importance of beliefs.

this extra practise can have a significant impact on the amount of progress made, and the speed in which it is made. When you are reading or practising spellings with your child, please remember to sign in their reading record for a chance to win fantastic prizes.

Homework: In Year 2, children will receive homework through Seesaw every Friday that will consolidate their learning from the week. This is required to be completed by the following Friday. Please encourage and support your child with their homework by making sure it is completed as if any homework is missed, it will need to be

Knowledge organisers which outline the key content covered in History, Science and R.E. will be uploaded onto Seesaw!

completed during break times or lunch times in school.

English: The reading focus this half term will be the book ‘The Tue Story of the 3 Little Pigs’ by Jon Scieszka. This modern twist on the traditional tale tells the story of the Three Little Pigs from the wolf’s perspective. Linked

Year 3 Curriculum Map Spring 1

the non-fiction text, ‘Street Beneath My Feet’ by Charlotte Guillain. Children will create a leaflet explaining what can be found between the layers of the Earth. *Link to Geography During whole class reading sessions, children will delve into the story ‘Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes. Applying the VIPERS reading disciplines, children will broaden and deepen their understanding of vocabulary, inference, predictions, explanations, retrieval and

will compare the concept of force between two objects and along surfaces. Specifically, they will explain how magnets attract/repel using knowledge of poles. In DT, children will apply their

to learning about the Earth’s layers in geography, children will also explore

Science – Forces and Magnets: Children

Mathematics: In mathematics, children will build on their knowledge of 2D shapes and properties within them. This half term, they will recognise right angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn, and identify right angles in 2D shapes presented in different orientations. After that, children will look at the inverse relationships between addition and subtraction. Children will apply this knowledge to help them to find missing numbers and solve two and three-step problems.

knowledge of forces and magnets to create various linkages and levers. Children will build on their knowledge of materials from KS1 to select appropriate resources in DT. *Link to DT

History – Bronze and Iron Age: Children will complete their learning from Autumn 2 by exploring how civilisation changed in the Bronze and Iron Ages compared to the Stone Age.

summaries. Geography – What is beneath our feet? This unit builds on RE – What do I think about the nature and existence of God? This half term, children will be introduced to Hinduism. They will build on prior knowledge of symbols in other religions and linking religious stories to modern day beliefs.

children’s ability to locate the world’s countries and they will start to identify a much wider range of countries. Children will use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area. Using maps, children will look at countries, cities and geographical areas, comparing changes to their structure over time. Children will explore climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle.

Design and Technology – Mechanisms/Food and Nutrition: Pupils will investigate various linkages and levers to design and make their own linkages and levers product. Pupils will practise methods for preparing a range of vegetables and apply these skills to create different dishes.

ICT/Computing: This half term, children will continue to work with www.code.org to build on children’s coding and debugging skills. They will also build on their understanding of digital literacy, looking at how to be safe online and refreshing their knowledge and understanding of digital

PSHE - Relationships Children will explore the relationships that they have with their family and friends. They will discuss what respect looks like both in person and

PE - Gymnastics: Building on disciplinary learning in Year 2, where children developed their strength, flexibility and gymnastic elements, children will use basic compositional ideas to improve sequence work in unison and attempt to bring explosive moves into floor work through jumps and leaps.

online. * Link to Computing

relationships; online bullying; and self-

French:

image and identity.

In French, Children will explore vocabulary around ‘Happy New Year,’ learn imperative verbs and build on their number knowledge counting to 10.

Reading and Spellings at home:

Times Tables: Children should all be able to quickly recall the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. This year we will be introducing children to the 3, 4 and 8 times tables. It is essential for children to be accurate and quick with tables so that they can confidently

To reach their full potential, children must be reading aloud with an adult at home every night. Reading develops skills which are invaluable across the whole curriculum and this extra practise can have a significant impact on the amount of progress made, and the speed in which it is made. When you are reading or practising spellings with your child, please remember to sign in their reading record for a chance to win fantastic prizes.

access the full maths curriculum. Keep practising! Homework: In Year 3, children will receive two pieces of homework each

Knowledge organisers, which outline the key content covered in History, Science and R.E. will be uploaded onto Seesaw. Please take a look and quiz your child on their newly acquired knowledge!

week. They will have one piece of English or maths homework and one piece focussed on times tables practice. Homework will be sent out on Friday afternoons and will be required back in school by the following Friday! Please encourage and support your child with their homework by making sure it is completed on time this will consolidate your child’s learning as well as earning them achievement stars.

Year 4 Curriculum Map English: For our reading focus this half term, we will be studying the book ‘The Great Chocoplot’ by Chris Callaghan. This action-packed mystery explores what will happen if the world is about to run out of chocolate! As

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Science – Animals, Including Humans:

Mathematics: In Mathematics, we will be building on our

our understanding of Living Things

understanding of multiplication through exploring formal methods. This will include multiplying by three-

well as being a gripping read, this

digit numbers by two-digit numbers and exploring

novel will allow us to build on our

factors to support our understanding. Additionally, we

understanding of how the author uses descriptive techniques to build suspense. We will be analysing this literary technique as a precursor to creating our own narratives! Similarly, the protagonist’s love of chocolate will inspire us to create our own set of instructions based on creating a

will revisit division and challenge ourselves through dividing three-digit numbers by 1-digit number. Furthermore, our knowledge of multiplication will help us as we explore how to find the area of shapes, building on our work with arrays from the Autumn term.

delicious chocolate bar!

This half term, we will be expanding and Their Habitats (Year 4 – Autumn 1). Using our knowledge of vertebrates, we will develop food chains founded on an understanding of the difference between producers and consumers, herbivores and carnivores, and their dental structure. This will culminate in an exciting and detailed investigation of the human digestive system (from start to finish!). We will use all of our disciplinary science knowledge to

History – The Romans: Building on our understanding of the concepts ‘civilisation’ and ‘empire’, children will

create a working example of food on its journey through our bodies.

use a range of different historical skills to answer the RE – How do Christians use the Bible? This half term, we will build on our understanding of religions through exploring Christianity. We will explore the importance of the Bible to Christians.

enquiry question, ‘How did Vesuvius change the city of Pompeii?’ They will investigate the impact of the eruption through the point of view of an archaeologist, examining primary and secondary sources. Children will develop their disciplinary knowledge by analysing a range of historical source types, such as: diagrams, artefacts and independent research.

DT – Textiles: Children will explore textiles through answering the question ‘How do you keep a tea towel from slipping off a hook?’ We will explore how to sew a button onto fabric as well as evaluating other fasteners. * Link to Year 3 Science - Forces

PSHE: Families and people who care for me Children will consider what characteristics make a healthy family life and explore how family members can support each other in challenging times. * Link to Computing

PE - Gymnastics: Building on disciplinary learning in Year 3, where children used core strength to link elements, children become increasingly competent and confident to link their elements and perform these skills more consistently. Building on their knowledge of working in pairs, children will perform in time with a partner and later in groups. They will work together to create compositional ideas and sequences.

image and identity. Times Tables: Children should all be able French: In French, children will be introduce to six new colours and eight new feminine nouns to build expanded noun phrases into their writing. As well as exploring the five parks in Paris, they will read Grand Monstre Vert to help improve their verbal description referring to the colours and parts of the face.

to quickly recall all times tables up to 12 x 12 = 144 now. It is essential for children to be accurate and quick with tables so that they can confidently access the full maths curriculum. Keep practising!

Reading and Spellings at home: To reach their full potential, children must be reading aloud with an adult at home every night. Reading develops skills which are invaluable across the whole curriculum and this extra practise can have a significant impact on the amount of progress made, and the speed in which it is made. When you are reading or practising spellings with your child, please remember to sign in their reading record for a chance to win fantastic prizes.

Music: Building on their knowledge of the Djembe and full classical drum kit, the children will nuance their ability to

Homework: In Year 4, children will receive one piece of homework a week.

refine pitch and volume (altering where and how they strike

Homework will be sent out on Friday afternoons and will be required back in

the drum face), composing their own extended performance.

school by the following Friday! Please encourage and support your child with their homework by making sure it is completed as if any homework is

Knowledge organisers which outline the key content covered in History, Science and R.E. will be uploaded onto Seesaw. Please take

missed, it will need to be completed during break times or lunch times in school.

English: For our reading focus this half term, we will be studying the poem ‘The Malfeasance’ by Alan Bold. As this narrative poem unfolds, the reader is taken on a journey to discover that all is not as it seems with this beast. As well as being a gripping read, this poem will allow us to build on our understanding of how authors use a range of literary techniques to create a well-written poem that engages the reader. We will be analysing Bold’s style in order to apply techniques such as figurative language, ABCB rhyming scheme and advanced vocabulary to our own writing, building on the work we did on personification and

Year 5 Curriculum Map

Science – Properties and changes of materials (continued): This half term,

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we will be continuing our learning from last half term, when we were exploring to the suitability of materials for

Mathematics: In mathematics, we will be building on

different purposes. Children will build on

our understanding of the formal methods of

this by exploring reversible and

calculation, particularly involving long multiplication

irreversible change as well as materials’

and dividing using the bus stop method. Drawing upon our prior learning of equivalent fractions, we will be adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions

solubility. Forces

with different denominators, as well as converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. Finally, we will also be refreshing our knowledge on finding the area and perimeter of shapes.

We are extremely excited to start building on our Year 3 knowledge of forces, learning all about why unsupported objects fall towards Earth.

metaphors last term! *Link to PSHE History – The Mayans: Building on our understanding of the concept ‘civilisation’ and ‘empire’, children will use a range of different historical skills to answer the enquiry question, “How RE – How did the Bible develop and why is it still important? This half term, we will build upon our knowledge of the Christian faith learned in Autumn term by exploring the origins and importance of the Bible.

have the Maya civilisation influenced the modern world?” They will investigate life during the Mayan times and how progressive this ancient society was for its time. Children will develop their disciplinary knowledge by analysing at a range of historical source types, such as: sketches, artefacts and independent research. *Link to English – Children will be singing their historical knowledge to produce a non-chronological report in their English sessions.

DT – Textiles: Children will investigate materials used to make a packed lunch bag. Using their sewing skills, they will create their own by upcycling a pair of jeans. Mechanisms: Using gears and pulleys, children will investigate how to lift a car onto a roof, before making their own prototype pulley system. *Links to science – forces.

PSHE: Relationships Children will explore family relationships as well as respectful and caring relationships with their peers. They will consider actions online and discuss online relationships and the importance of applying the

PE - Gymnastics:

ICT/Computing: This half term, children will continue to work with www.code.org to build on children’s coding and debugging skills. Children will create nested loops to achieve a set goal within their algorithms and using while and if/then statements to program

Building on disciplinary learning in Year 4, where children built their own routines, children will build more complex sequences and adapt their performances based upon feedback. They will be introduced to developing symmetry individually, as a pair and in a small group and have the opportunity to take the lead when preparing a sequence.

sprites.

same principles of a face-to face relationship when communicating with our friends online. * Link to Computing

Reading and Spellings at home:

Times Tables: Children should all be able to quickly recall all times tables up to 12 x 12 = 144 now. It is essential for children to be accurate and quick with tables so that

French: In French, children will build on their knowledge of numbers extending from 29 to 39. They will be introduced to ordinal numbers (first, second, third) and

they can confidently access the full maths curriculum. We are now having weekly times tables tests to check children’s recall so keep practising regularly at home!

begin to explore the districts of France (arrondissement). They will also revisit and build upon their ability to tell the time in French and apply adverbs to simple phrases.

Homework: In Year 5, children will receive one piece of homework each week relating to work we have done that week. Homework will be sent out on Friday afternoons on Seesaw and will be required back in school by the

Knowledge organisers which outline the key content covered in History, Science and R.E. will be uploaded onto Seesaw. Please take a look and quiz your child on their newly acquired knowledge!

following Friday! Children can also take a paper copy if they would prefer. Please encourage and support your child with their homework by making sure it is completed as this supports their learning in school.

English: For our reading focus this half term, we will be studying the book ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar. This classic novel centres on a character named Stanley Yelnats and how after being wrongly accused of theft, tries to redeem himself in an area steep in history. As well as being a gripping read, this novel will allow us to build on our understanding of how authors

Year 6 Curriculum Map Spring 1 Mathematics: In Mathematics, we will be building on our understanding of decimals, focusing on dividing and multiplying decimals by integers. Additionally, we

use a range of literary techniques to

will build on our learning of fractions as we convert

create a well-written, non-

between fractions and decimals. As well as this, we

chronological report on yellow-spotted lizards. We will be analysing Sachar’s style in order to apply techniques such as facts, statistics and formalised language to develop a sophisticated authorial voice. This will build upon our stylistic writing from last

will consolidate our understanding of percentages by finding percentages of amounts. We will also be investigating algebra, where we will be using/applying formula; finding missing numbers; using the nth term; and finding possible values for numbers.

Science - Light: Before starting our new topic, we shall be consolidating ‘Animals, including Humans’ to ensure children can confidently discuss the circulatory system. This half term, we will be building on our learning from Year 4, when we were introduced to ‘Light and Shadow’ and exploring the properties of light. Children will learn about how light travels in straight lines; how and why we can actually see the things we see; and how light travels in straight lines to create shadows. Children will also look at how mirrors and water impact on how light travels creating ‘refraction’.

half term. History – The Industrial Revolution: Building on our RE – How do religious people

understanding of the concept ‘’innovation’ and ‘civilisation’,

make moral and ethical choices?

children will use a range of disciplinary knowledge to answer

This half term, we will revisit our understanding of Jesus and

the enquiry question, “How has Earth’s climate changed since the 1800s?” Building in their Year 4 knowledge of a Victorian

Muhammed. We will also consider

society, they will investigate exciting inventions created and

what it means to be moral and

explore significant inventors in order to interpret how they

ethical and how religious people

can influenced our society now. Linking the Industrial

use these principles in their daily

Revolution to present times, children will meet Greta Thunberg

lives.

to examine the impact it has had on climate change.

DT – Does food affect the way you feel? Children will develop their cooking techniques by exploring the difference between pre-made and processed foods. Deepening their understanding of nutritional balance. How strong is a piece of spaghetti? Children will test the strength of a piece of spaghetti and then use their understanding to construct a 1m tower.

PE - Gymnastics: Building on disciplinary learning in Year

PSHE:

5, where children took responsibility for their own warm

Relationships Children will consider actions and conduct online and discuss appropriate behaviours in online relationships. They will also recognise different family types.

ups, children will lead warm ups, showing an understanding for the need for strength and flexibility. Building on their knowledge of complex actions, children will demonstrate accuracy, consistency and clarity of movement. They will work in groups to create their own sequences.

* Link to Computing

Times Tables: French: In French, children will build on our knowledge of a range of adverbials and will begin to explain tasks in French as well as become confident at naming classroom objects. Building on the previous term, we will continue to practise greetings in French and spelling their name.

Children should all be able to quickly recall all times tables up to 12 x 12 = 144 now. It is essential for children to be accurate and quick with tables so that they can confidently access the full maths curriculum. Every week they will be tested on one. Keep

Music: Building on their knowledge of rhythm and tempo,

practising!

children will continue developing their drumming techniques. They will use call and response games, as well as steady beats to enhance their musical skills.

Homework: In Year 6, children will receive two pieces of homework each week. They will have one piece of English homework and one piece of maths

Knowledge organisers which outline the key content covered in History, Science and R.E. will be uploaded onto Seesaw. Please take

a look and quiz your child on their newly acquired knowledge!

homework. Homework will be sent out on Friday afternoons and will be required back in school by the following Friday! Please encourage and support your child with their homework by making sure it is completed as this will aid them with their transition to secondary school.